One Rule: you only have one choice Packie Mc Garty is my choice, one of the games greatest. Never won a Connaught championship, he played in 4 finals in a row, all lost to Galway. He played county senior football before he played minor and featured for leitrim in 4 decades. His lack of silverware tarnishes his brilliance,have a look for some match reports in games he played in for an idea of what he was like.

BobMalooka (Leitrim) - Posts: 37 - 16/04/2009 15:25:52    259072

Kevin Armstrong.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/04/2009 15:31:21    259088

God or The King for Tyrone? I would have to go with King Frank nobody could lace his boots on his day.

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 16/04/2009 15:32:43    259094

Peter canavan class act and carried tyrone for years.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 16/04/2009 15:34:03    259098

hard to look beyond matt connor

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 16/04/2009 15:35:06    259099

Gun to head id go for John McDermott, but incase anyone wants to tear me a new one for this choice im only basing my opinion from say 96-present because i was too young to remember much before that.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 16/04/2009 15:37:10    259104

I didn't see people like Mick Mackey play so can't comment on those, but I have to go for Ciaran Carey. He made his debut V Kerry in 1989, his first game V the big 3 was at wing forward V Tipperary in June 1989, excelled at midfield and centre back, scored one of the best & most crucial points V Clare in 1996 and still managed to play on the Intermediate team that lost the All-Ireland final to Kilkenny last year at full back.

An exceptional player.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 16/04/2009 15:42:45    259116

graham geraghty

the seal (Meath) - Posts: 583 - 16/04/2009 15:43:27    259118

Christy Ring plain and simple "The Daddy of them all"

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 16/04/2009 15:44:45    259120

Colm O'Rourke is the best I had the privilege to see in a Meath jersey. Took the knocks and gave them in equal measure but when push came to shove in important games, he was always the one to show leadership. Nobody get the Meath crowd going like him - a real legend in the county.

Roger (Meath) - Posts: 480 - 16/04/2009 15:47:34    259125

John Doyle

All-Ireland SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965)
Munster SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967)
National Hurling League (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965)

nuf said

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 16/04/2009 15:57:40    259139

Dessie Dolan

two_shoes (Westmeath) - Posts: 9 - 16/04/2009 15:58:47    259141

It's a cliched choice at this stage but it's gotta be Nudie.

mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 16/04/2009 15:59:09    259142

Probably Mairtín beag! Have to say my favourite player was Martin Shovlin though. Not many of his type playing these days.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9823 - 16/04/2009 16:04:47    259158

Matt Connor - Football

Brian Whelehan - Hurling

Johnno81 (Offaly) - Posts: 68 - 16/04/2009 16:11:15    259170

Cant argue with our only representative on the team of the millenium. Half Back Martin O Connell.

Had the honour of marking him a few years ago as well even though he was on the way out, never lost his class or reading of the game....

sheepshooter (Meath) - Posts: 626 - 16/04/2009 16:11:17    259171

that I have seen.. Peter Canavan

from stories.. Iggy Jones and Frank McGuigan

wise_guy (Tyrone) - Posts: 1584 - 16/04/2009 16:18:52    259181

Mickey Kearns so legend says.
Paul Taylor best i saw in Sligo jersey.

denzel (None) - Posts: 452 - 16/04/2009 16:28:01    259201

HAG_AND_CHEESE
County: Tipperary
Posts: 1522

John Doyle

All-Ireland SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965)
Munster SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967)
National Hurling League (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965)
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Ah come on now Hag, apart from that what has he won?

Bald Eagle (None) - Posts: 1009 - 16/04/2009 16:32:36    259212

although not the best by a mile, Vinny Murphy always lit up the place

realgaa (UK) - Posts: 128 - 16/04/2009 16:33:12    259214